Dan Campbell secured his first preseason victory as head coach of the Detroit Lions on Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, but accolades such as that get forgotten—and for good reason. However, what won’t be lost to Campbell and his coaching staff is the effort and improvement from Week 1 to Week 2 of the team’s reserves. Without many of their starters taking the field, Detroit’s depth shined on screen, and Pro Football Focus’ grades back up what many saw a couple days ago.
Here are some numbers of interest from Detroit’s defensive performance in their second preseason primer ahead of the 2022 season.